Foldable umbrella.



W. H. R. UMSTEAD.

POLDABLE UMBRELLA.

APPLIOATIOK FILED Jinn: 1'1, 190s.

Patented May 4, 1909,

U NITEI STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FOLD AB LE UMBRELLA.

To all whom it may romrrn:

lie it known that l. Woman ll. ll. lM- H'I'I'IAI ,XIVllllflllHlllH lnilcdH1:ites.|'cshling at Harrison, in the rountr of Hudson and State of New Jerse hare ihrenlcd new and useful lunn-oreznenlsin Foldahle l'mhrella.- of which the. Following is a spei ilicali n.

This invention relates to r l'oldahle nu:- hrclla of that type having ribs composed of inner and outer hinged[ya-ounevlwl sections so arranged that the outer are] ions l'old hacli over the inner sections when the umbrella ismloscd so as to lahc up comparalivelr little space for perniltiug the umbrella to he carried in a irunl-z, suit case or the like, tho handle rod being uade in dehwhable sections to permit the size of the umbrella to be reduced.

The invention has i'or one of it objects lo improvo and simplitr the construction and operation of apparatus ol this character so as to be comparai irel simple and inexpen sire to manulactmo composed of few parts,'

and readily manipulat-ml.

Anotherolfect of tho invent-ion isthe provision of a lolilable umbrella having hingedlyconnected rib sections and two sets ol' hrare. rods, one 301- being connected with the. inner ends of tho outer rib sections-and the. second set being connect-ed with the lirst set at points intermediate the ends of the latter am the bracerods being connected ilh separate. rnnnors.

ith these objects in \ie\\' and others, as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention comprisos the various hovel features of construction and arrangement of parts which will be more "hilly described ieroinal'ter and set forth with nu-t-icularity in the claims appended hereto.

In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates one of the oinbmliincnts of the invention, Figure l is a fragment-arr view ol'lhe umbrella open, parts being shown in seclion. Fig. 2 is a side view of the umbrella entirely folded or collapsed. Fig. 3 is a detail riew showing the connection between the two parts of the handle rod.

Similar referencecharm-tors are employed to designate corresponding parts throughout the views.

Referring to the drawing, 1 designates the,

handle rod composed of two sections] and 2, the latter having its inner (anti-emit) formed into a. socket 3 into which thesoetion 1 fits. The socket 3 has a longitudinal slot 4 for re- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 17. 190B Patented May 4, 1909.

Serial No. 488,977.

calving the. spring catch 5 arranged within the upper handle rod section 1 so as to loch the parts together. ()u the handle rod sec tion 2 is a handle or grip 6 of any suitable -character that is securely fixed thereto.

inner rib sections overlap the inner ends of the outer sections and the sections are connected together by hing-is 10. Connected with the inner ends of lhe outer sections 9, at H, are auxiliary rods 12 that are attached to an auxiliary runner 13 on the handle rod.

-Uso on the handlerod is a main runner 14- which is nnmipulated for opening and closing the umbrella and attached to this runner are main brace rods 15 that have their outer ends hingedly-conneeted at 10 with the brace rods 12 almost at a central point. Within the upper section 1 of the 1fll\(ll0 rod is a spring nitch 17 that projects through a slot 18 in the section 1 and engages in a slot 19 in the runner 1-1 when the umbrella is open. The up :er section of the lmndle rod, which is ho low, contains a helical spring 20 that is arranged to press on the auxiliary runner 13 for the purpose of movingthe part-s of the umbrella iirmly in open or closed position and prevent slack, whileat the sometime iermitling of ample freedom of movement lor opening and c using the umbrella. This spring has its upper end attached to a cross win 21 anchored in the handle rod and its lower end connected with across pin 22 that passes throu h longitudinal slots 23 ar ranged in the umdle rod section 1 at diametrically opposite sides, the ends of the cross pin, 22 being anchored in the auxiliary run uer 13. This cross pin serves to limit the movement of the runner 13 and the spring 20 normally urges the runner l3 downuanlly. Attached to thecross pin 22 is a nod 24 that passes ccntrally through the spring 2a and serves as a guide therefor.

When the umbrella is open, as shown in Fig. 1, the ribs are rigidlv held in extended position by the brace rods 12 and 15. The spring 20 pressing downwardly on t he runner 13 throws the inner ends of the rods 12 downwardly so that the outer ends or hinges 11 are urged upwardlv, as the hinges l6 serve as fulcrum points. he upward inorenuml oi the outer ends of the rods 12 is limited by the hinges U engaging the under sides of the inner sections 8 of the ribs B, and with the parts in this position, the outer sections of the ribs will )e substantially in alineinent with the inner sections. The ribs 15 are locked in iixed position by the runner 14 engaged b the catch 17 so that the umbrella cannot blown inside out under the efi'ect of the wind. ,When it is desired to'closc the urn brella, the catch 17 is released by pressing inwardly thereon 'so that the runner 18 can be slipped downwardly on the handle rod so as to swing the brace rods 12 downwardly, with the result that the outer rib sections will be swung upwardly about the pivots 10,, while the inner rib sections are drawn downwardly close to the handle rod until the parts assume the position shown ,in Fig. 2v he spring 20 pressing downwardly onthe runner 13 urges the brace rods 12 longitudinally so that the latter will maintain the outer sections 9 of the ribs inwardl close around the stick of the umbrella and t 1e runner 14 is locked in closed position by a catch 25. The section 2 of the handle rod is then detached by releasing the catch 5 and it can be strapped, if desired, to the remaining part of the collapsed umbrella. From the fore oing description, taken in connection with t e accompanying drawing, the advantages of the construction and of the method of 0 oration will be readily apparent to those skil ed in the art to which the invention appertains and while I have described the principle 0 operation of the invention, together with the apparatus which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood. that the apparatus shown is mere] illustrative, and that such chan es may e made when desired as are wit in the scope of the claims ap nded hereto. I

aving thus described the invention, what I claim 1s:-

1. The combination of a handle rod, a ring tl'lGl'BOlJfIIlfl-lll and auxiliary runners on the rod, ribs connected with the ring, and coin posed of hingedly-connccted sections, auxiliary brace rods connected with the inner ends of the outer rib sections and with the auxiliary runner, main brace rods connected with the main runner and with the auxiliary brace rods at points intermediate the ends of the latter, and a resilient device carried by the handle rod and arranged to constantly press ,on the auxiliary runner.

2. The combination of a handle rod, ribs hingcdly-conneeted therewith and composed of inner and outer sections, the inner sections being hingcdly-cr)nnected with the outer sections at points intermediate the ends of the latter, and the inner ends of the outer scctions being disposed under the inner sections, an auxiliary runner having a. limited movement on the handle rod, a spring constantly pressing on the said runner, auxiliary brace rods connected with the runner and with the inner ends of the outer rib sections, a main runner on the handle rod, and main brace rods connected with the main runner and the auxiliary brace rods.

3; The combination of a sec tionalized handle rod, ribs connected therewith and com posed of foldable sections, an auxiliary runnor, a slot and pin device for limiting the movement of the runner on the handle rod, :1. spring arranged. within the handle rod and constant! pressing on the said runner to urge the atter downwardly, brace rods connected with the runner and outer rib sections :3. main runner slidably mounted on the handle rod at a clot below the auxiliar runner, and main race rods connected wit the main runner and with the first-mentioned brace rods at points intermediate the ends 'of the latter.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature Witnesses:

CHARLES R. Coon, TnoMAs WOO'ITON. 

